Analysis of I Walked barefoot
When i walked barefoot on a cushion of jungle thorn,
the blazing sun boiling moist portions of bald earth,
with blistering waves of heat stabbing naked spots on my skin,
i felt a rich gravy of blood trickle at rapid pace from my sole.
when i walked barefoot on dying embers of seasoned lumber
sparks of red coal flying sporadically in the air,
a blend of grey ash and mud stinging my tender eye,
i felt like a slaughtered chicken with tumultuous numbness enveloping my body.
When I walked barefoot on frozen coats of ice,
Icy winds of snow caressing my unwashed hair,
With mercury dipping an abysmal low below freezing,
I felt blood in infinite veins of my body starting to transit into a solid curry of
cold water.
When I walked barefoot on a large slab of cake,
The heavenly aroma of crushed cherry tickling starved hair of my nostril,
An icing of molten sugar now juxtaposed with my toe nail,
I felt concentrated waves of euphoria descend down my entity.
When I walked barefoot on the luxury coffin holding one of my kin,
Ghastly blows of sorrow encompassing my trembling body,
Hysterical sobs emanating from dormant regions of my throat,
I felt as if the world had come to a mute standstill,
The creator had promptly vanished,
leaving me deserted, to face the worst agony walking barefoot.
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Metre | 111110101101 010110110111 110011110101111 11011011101101111 11111101011010 1111100100001 0111101101101 111010101100100100110 1111110111 101110101011 110010101010110 1110100111101011001010101 110 1111101111 010001011101111110 110110101011111 111001101000111100 11111010010101111 1011100100110010 0100110011010111 111101111011 001011010 1010101101100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,290 |
Words | 230 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 45 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 208 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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